[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 24077] New: Use of cryptographic tokens with WebKit

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24077

           Summary: Use of cryptographic tokens with WebKit
           Product: WebKit
           Version: 528+ (Nightly build)
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: Enhancement
          Priority: P2
         Component: New Bugs
        AssignedTo: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
        ReportedBy: pau.carre at gmail.com


Hello, according to the European Law, which affects to all countries in
European Union, citizens must be able to perform procedures with public
administration using the Web.
In Europe, the Administration is much more important than in USA or any other
non "social" (not socialist) political systems.
The most spreaded system to identity citizens available is the use of
cryptographic tokens.
With Internet Explorer those tokens can be embedded using a secure Active X
component based on Crypto API. Firefox has a great integration with the
standard PKCS and has some custom Javascript functions to sign content.
Another option is to use a Java Applet. This is not the best option because
most users have not the computing knowledge to install properly a JRE, even
when this installation is done automatically. Moreover, when users have a Java
desktop application, most of times the new JRE makes that software unusable.
Finally, when the JRE uses PKCS it must open a system library so there is an
important security concern.

As Public Administration we should give the chance to the citizen to use the
preferred browser and operating system. The problem we (Balearic Islands
Government) face is that it is not possible for as to add Cryptographic Token
signature capabilities to authenticate our citizens without using Java. 
We would like Apple, Google and other companies that use WebKit to add
Javascript functions to use Cryptographic Tokens in Macintosh, Windows and
hopefully, Linux.

>From our point of view the usage of Cryptographic tokens will be widely used by
most of "social" (the opposite of "individualist", not "capitalist") countries.

Hope you add this enhancement so as we could allow Mac, Safari and Chrome users
to our services without the usage of Java

Yours faithfully,
Pau Carré Cardona


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